Tag: Cybersecurity
‘We aim to help MSPs grow by offering new services that allow them to differentiate and expand their offerings,’ says SonicWall CEO Bob VanKirk. After making three acquisitions in four months, following 14 years of no M&A activity, cybersecurity vendor SonicWall has one goal in mind: to provide MSP-friendly solutions. The acquisitions were driven by…
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‘Reports have shown this vulnerability to be exploited in the wild,’ the security vendor says in an advisory Wednesday. Fortinet disclosed Wednesday that a critical-severity vulnerability affecting numerous versions of FortiManager has seen exploitation in attacks. The flaw is tracked at CVE-2024-47575 and can enable remote execution of code by an unauthenticated threat actor, according…
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The SEC announced penalties of $4 million for Unisys and roughly $1 million apiece for Avaya, Check Point and Mimecast over what the agency said were ‘materially misleading disclosures’ after the series of attacks in 2020 and early 2021. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced penalties against Unisys, Avaya, Check Point Software…
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‘This really marks for many of us the culmination of a four- or five-year journey,’ OpenText SVP Geoff Bibby said during a virtual event Tuesday. OpenText announced a major expansion of its Secure Cloud platform Monday in what executives called a massive investment into generating growth opportunities with its MSP partners. The OpenText Secure Cloud…
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In an interview with CRN, the Mandiant founder discusses joining the board at Expel and why he believes GenAI is ‘going to help the defender more.’ When it comes to generative AI, cybersecurity luminary Kevin Mandia believes the technology will end up as a bigger asset to cyber defense teams than hackers—even though the benefits…
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‘The DACH region, with its high GDP and untapped potential, is the next logical step. We’ve been successful in North America by delivering a high-touch, relationship-driven approach and we believe that will resonate in Germany as well,’ says Climb CEO Dale Foster. Climb Channel Solutions has pushed further into the European market with a focused…
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Solution providers applauded Sophos’ planned acquisition of Secureworks, an XDR specialist with 1,500 employees. Solution providers applauded the announcement Monday that cybersecurity giant Sophos plans to acquire Secureworks, a specialist in extended detection and response (XDR), for $859 million in a major industry consolidation deal. Calling the acquisition deal a “very positive” move for Sophos,…
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The two cybersecurity vendors will combine offerings including MDR and XDR, according to Sophos. Sophos announced Monday it’s looking to integrate Secureworks technology including extended detection and response (XDR) into its cybersecurity platform through its planned acquisition of the vendor for $859 million. The deal seeks to bring together publicly traded Secureworks—whose majority owner is…
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The massive CrowdStrike-caused outage in July continues to represent a ‘competitive tailwind’ for SentinelOne in its growth initiatives, a TD Cowen analyst tells investors. SentinelOne’s surging growth in cloud security and the CrowdStrike-caused outage in July are positioning the cybersecurity vendor to continue to see further gains in market share, a TD Cowen analyst told…
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Many solution providers are expecting major revenue growth next year thanks to opportunities in AI, cybersecurity and hardware refreshes. Despite many uncertainties, the U.S. is on track for solid growth in 2025, according to a veteran economist who spoke at the 2024 XChange Best of Breed Conference. Executives from top solution providers told CRN that…
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